Colorado Code
Article 9 - Licensed Personnel Evaluations
§ 22-9-103. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.1) "Council" means the state council for educator effectiveness established pursuant to section 22-9-105.5.
(1.4) "Department" means the department of education created pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.
(1.5) "Licensed personnel" means any persons employed to instruct students or to administer, direct, or supervise the instructional program in a school in the state who hold a valid license or authorization pursuant to the provisions of article 60.5 of this title.

(2.5) "Performance standards" means the levels of effectiveness established by rule of the state board pursuant to section 22-9-105.5 (10).
(2.6) "Principal" means a person who is employed as the chief executive officer or an assistant chief executive officer of a school in the state and who administers, directs, or supervises the education program in the school.
(2.7) "Principal development plan" means a written agreement developed by a principal and district administration that outlines the steps to be taken to improve the principal's effectiveness. The principal development plan shall include professional development opportunities.
(2.9) "Quality standards" means the elements and criteria established to measure effectiveness as established by rule of the state board pursuant to section 22-9-105.5 (10).





Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 585, § 1, effective May 14. L. 92: (1) amended and (1.5) added, p. 471, § 3, effective April 29. L. 2000: (1.5) amended, p. 1849, § 43, effective August 2. L. 2010: (1.1), (1.4), (2.5), (2.6), (2.7), (2.9), (5), and (6) added, (SB 10-191), ch. 241, p. 1054, § 2, effective May 20.
Editor's note: Subsections (2.7), (2.9), (5), and (6) were numbered as subsections (3.5), (2.7), (6), and (5), respectively, in SB 10-191 but were renumbered on revision to place the definitions in alphabetical order.